Holy week observances

St. Joseph Parish, Pepperell

Good Friday, April 14 — 7:30 p.m. service

Saturday, April 15 — 7:30 p.m., Easter vigil

Easter Sunday, April 16 — 8:30 and 10:30 services

The church is located at 28 Tarbell Street.

First Baptist Church of West Townsend

Good Friday, April 14 — 7 p.m. service

Easter Sunday, April 16 — 6:30 a.m., sunrise service in the Amadon Prayer Garden on the riverbank behind the church; 10 a.m., combined worship service (instead of 9:30 and 11 a.m. services) in the sanctuary.

Townsend United Methodist Church

Easter Sunday, April 16 — 6 a.m. sunrise service beside the Cooperage on Townsend Harbor Pond, Route 119 and South Street, Townsend Harbor.

Sacred Heart-St. James

Catholic Parish, Groton, Mass.

Wednesday, April 12 — 7 to 8:30 p.m., Confessions at SJ

Holy (Maundy) Thursday, April 13 — 7:30 p.m., Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper at SJ, 9 to 10:15 p.m., Adoration & Silent Prayer at SJ, 10:15 p.m., Night Prayer and Divine Mercy Chaplet at SJ

Good Friday, April 14 — noon, Stations of the Cross for Children at SJ, 3 p.m., Stations of the Cross at SH, 7:30 p.m., Liturgy of the Passion and Holy Communion at SJ

Holy Saturday, April 15 — 7:30 p.m., Easter Vigil Liturgy at SJ

Easter Sunday, April 16 — 7:30 and 9 a.m., Mass at SH; 9 and 11 a.m., Mass at SJ

Congregational Church of Harvard

Maundy Thursday, April 13 — 7:30 p.m. services

Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 15 — 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. on Easter Sunday

Easter Sunrise Service, April 16 — 6 a.m. sunrise service at 81 Slough Road, Harvard, followed by a breakfast in our Fellowship Hall. In case of inclement weather, the service will be held in our sanctuary.

Easter Sunday, April 16 — 10 a.m., service in the sanctuary

The Congregational Church is located on Harvard Common, Harvard

Union Congregational Church of Groton

Palm Sunday, April 9 — 8 to 10 a.m., breakfast, $3 at the door; 10 a.m., service;

Maundy Thursday, April 13 — Tenebrae service, 7:30 p.m., ASL interpretation for the deaf and hard of hearing

Easter Sunday, April 16 — 9 a.m., family service especially for the young, followed by coffee and fellowship; 11 a.m., traditional service followed by brief coffee and fellowship. All are welcome.

UCC is located at 218 Main Street on the corner of Willowdale Road.

Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church

Thursday, April 13 — Seder (Passover) meal at 6 p.m. For those interesting in attending, please call the church (978) 448-6140 and leave your name and number.

Good Friday, April 14 — Tenebrae service, 7:30 p.m. The choir will add special music to this solemn service.

Saturday, April 15 — 7:30 p.m., Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday, April 16 — 8:30 and 10:15 a.m. services. The choir will be singing at both Easter services.

The church is located at 80 Champney St., Groton, Mass.

Congregational Church of Littleton

Palm Sunday, April 9 — 8:30 and at 10:15 a.m. services

Maundy (Holy) Thursday, April 13 — 7:30 p.m. service to include the “Colors of Grace” cantata, in the sanctuary.

Good Friday, April 14 — noon, an Ecumenical Service

Easter Sunday, April 16 — 6 a.m. sunrise service at Telephone Hill, Littleton; 9 and 11:00 a.m. traditional services in the sanctuary.

All are welcome to all services. The church is located at 330 King Street, Littleton, Mass.

Church of the Holy Spirit,

Good Friday, April 14 — 7 p.m. special service

Easter Sunday, April 16 — 10 a.m. service

Church of the Holy Spirit is part of the Anglican Province of America and practices traditional Episcopalian worship using the 1928 Prayer Book.

Church of the Holy Spirit, 1 Tucker Street, Pepperell, Mass.

United Church of Shirley

Palm Sunday, April 9 — 10:30 a.m., Worship with special music and distribution of palms; 6:30 p.m., Meetinghouse chorale concert for Holy Week under the direction of Holly Haase

Maundy Thursday, April 13 — 6 p.m., pot luck supper and fellowship; 7 p.m., solemn service of communion and Tenebrae

Good Friday, April 14 — 3 to 5 p.m., the church will be open for meditation

Easter Sunday, April 16 — 6 a.m., Sunrise Service on the front lawn followed by pancake breakfast; 10:30 a.m., Easter worship servic beginning with a dramatic reenactment of the visit to the tomb.

The church is located on Lancaster Road in Shirley.

Christian Union Church, West Groton

Saturday, April 15 — 5 to 7 p.m., roast beef dinner with mashed potatoes, vegetables, bread, dessert and beverage. No reservations are required and take out is available. The cost is $7 for adult, $3 for children ages 6 to12. The church is located on Route 225 (West Main Street) in West Groton, diagonally across from the fire station. For more information call 978 448-5480.